12th international awards for art criticism
On 7 June 2026, the 12th International Awards for Art Criticism (IAAC 12) was officially launched at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, inviting submissions of art reviews in Chinese or English from around the globe. IAAC 12 is jointly run by the IAAC Organising Committee, the School of Philosophy at Fudan University, and the Shanghai Zhangyuan Art Museum (in preparation), with support from the Royal College of Art in London, the Edinburgh College of Art and the International Association of Art Critics (AICA).
The IAAC 12 international jury comprises five members:
Fiona Bradley, Director, Fruitmarket, Edinburgh.
Ben Eastham, art critic and novelist based in London. He is the editor-in-chief of e-flux Criticism.
Richard J. Williams, Professor of Contemporary Visual Cultures at the University of Edinburgh.
WANG Pu, Associate Professor of Chinese Literature and Culture and Chair of the Department of German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literature, Brandeis University.
XIANG Zairong, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Director of Arts at Duke Kunshan University
The Organising Committee of the International Awards for Art Criticism aims to support independent critical coverage of contemporary art, away from the immediate pressures of the market, media and private patronage. The Awards are to stimulate good writing, critical thinking and dialogue and research in China, the UK and wider afield. The objectivity of the selection process is underpinned, both by the recognised professionalism of the Chinese and English-speaking jury members and by the strict anonymity of the judging process.